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Monday, August 2, 2010

FEATHER BED-HOUSE MOUSE CHALLENGE # 76 - VINTAGE

Close up of mice!

Hi, and welcome to the House Mouse and Friends Monday Challenge #76. The challenge this time was chosen by our Teammate, Heather and she chose VINTAGE. The challenge will run through Sunday, August 15th. One lucky winner chosen at random will receive the HM stamp, Cast of Characters.

I chose the stamp called Feather Bed. Love the little mice sleepily peeking out from under the hen. I started with a gray base card. I added a layer of weathered wood paper, then a layer of polkadotted paper by Graphic 45. I stamped the weathered wood panel with a chicken wire stamp. I stamped and colored the house mouse stamp with Copics and cut it out and mounted it on the panel. A yellow gingham ribbon that I distressed and some yellow flowers that were pulled from a silk bush and a bow were added. I finished up this card with four corner brads that look like screws.

There are some fantastic design team cards by my teammates at House Mouse and Friends, so take a look, then get your HM stamps out and join the fun.

Hooray! I've arrived! I just love, love, love your vintage card. A perfect image and perfect papers and perfect flowers - just a perfect card! Your coloring on this one is so wonderful, you've really brought this stamp to life! I love it. hugz, Mary

Sue Drees

About Me

N Tonawanda, Western New York State (near Niagara Falls and Buffalo), United States

I've been stamping for over 20 years. I bought my first stamp (A PSX botanical) in a local florist shop.
I was immediately hooked!
I have a collection of thousands of stamps. I have always loved coloring, a box of 64 crayola's at Christmas was always the best gift! Before stamping, I sewed, made dolls, did decorative painting, you name it I've tried it.
I'm a retired accountant. I have been married to my high school sweetheart, Rick for 50 years. I am Mom to Heidi and Brian and proud Nana to Megan and Michael. And Mama to our fur baby, Keeya, a Keeshond.